Perkin, Harold (1926–2004)
© Joan Perkin
A leading figure in the development of social history as a discipline, Perkin was the first professor of social history appointed in Britain. He helped to found the Social History Society and launch the Studies in Social History series.
- Forenames:
- Harold
- Surname:
- Perkin
- Dates:
- 1926–2004
- Institutions:
- Association of University Teachers (now UCU)
Social History Society
University of Lancaster
University of Manchester - Significant posts:
- National President, Association of University Teachers
Chairman, Social History Society - Contemporaries:
- Briggs, Asa
Thompson, Edward Palmer - Influenced:
- Thane, Pat
- Themes:
- Higher education
Social history
- Biographies:
- Interviews with Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Obituaries:
- Guardian
Independent
Times
Bibliography
Significant publications
- Harold Perkin, The Origins of Modern English Society (London, 1969)
- Harold Perkin, The Rise of Professional Society (London, 1989)
- Harold Perkin, The Third Revolution (London, 1996)
- Harold Perkin, The Making of a Social Historian (London, 2002)
Other reading
- Jim Obelkevich, 'Witness seminar: new developments in history in the 1950s and 1960s', Contemporary British History, 14, 4 (2000), 143–67
